Head of Engineering

Respondology is seeking a forward-thinking Head of Engineering to lead the next chapter of our technical evolution. This is a rare opportunity to help scale a high-impact platform from a solid foundation—owning the architecture, growing the team, and shaping what's next alongside an experienced leadership bench. This role is ideal for a hands-on, entrepreneurial engineering leader looking to eventually grow into a CTO role.

As VP of Engineering, you’ll oversee day-to-day execution across engineering while contributing to longer-term technical vision and roadmap in partnership with product and executive leadership. You’ll bring structure, velocity, and strong technical instincts to a small but mighty team that’s ready to scale.

With a third product in development, 97% customer retention, and a team that blends speed with purpose, we’re not just improving the status quo—we’re disrupting the space entirely.

Respondology is a Series A company with breakout product-market fit, a strong runway, and the trust of 450+ of the world’s most recognizable brands. Our AI-powered social engagement platform modernizes how social marketers moderate, listen to, and respond to comments at scale.

If you’re energized by building meaningful technology at the intersection of AI, brand safety, and human connection, let’s talk. At Respondology, we believe in Technology for Good.

What You’ll Do

• Scale engineering team to support products growing between 50-100% annually, including managing engineers and helping hire new talent.
• Partner with the Chief Product Officer to shape and deliver the product roadmap
• Own technical execution across backend, frontend, DevOps, and machine learning
• Contribute hands-on to system architecture, infrastructure decisions, and technical reviews as needed
• Integrate emerging technologies (including LLMs, multi-agent orchestration frameworks, embeddings, vector databases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Implement scalable processes for project management, quality, and delivery
• Help guide the longer-term technical vision and serve as a bridge to the product, sales, and design teams
• Contribute to engineering hiring strategy, mentorship, and leadership development

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering roles, with 3+ years in engineering leadership
• Experience leading teams in a B2B SaaS environment; startup experience preferred
• Strong people management skills—you’ve built and scaled teams, and developed other leaders
• A balance of strategic thinking and hands-on technical depth
• Familiarity with our core stack: Ruby on Rails, Python, React, Postgres, AWS, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch
• Experience working with or integrating AI/ML (bonus for GenAI/NLP experience)
• High EQ and communication skills—you can build bridges across functions
• Appetite to grow into a CTO-level leader over time
  

Bonus Points For:

• Prior experience at a SaaS tech company or startup
• Strong understanding of content moderation, brand safety, or trust & safety challenges
• Experience working with venture-backed startups and presenting to boards
• MBA or equivalent business strategy experience

Base Salary: $200k-$250k + Bonus + Equity

How We Take Care of Our People:

• We have a values-led culture with team members who have your back.
• We support 100% remote employment or you may come into our beautiful offices if you’re near Boulder, CO—dogs welcome.
• We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance through providing flexible work arrangements, as well as a Flex PTO plan with generous holidays including a reduced schedule between Christmas and New Year’s.
• We offer comprehensive and competitive benefits to support employee and family well-being including generous family leave policies, life insurance and supplemental insurance options.
• We provide matching traditional and Roth 401k, fully vested from day one.